Legal Opinion
Zucker v. Westinghouse Elec.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 30, 2004No. 02-3389PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Under the common fund doctrine, the court may award a shareholder-objector attorney’s fees for successfully pursuing a shareholder derivative suit that confers a benefit upon the corporation. The question that we confront in this case is whether a successful shareholder-objector who represented only himself as a pro se attorney in such a suit is entitled to attorney’s fees.
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Because we have published a prior opinion on another issue in this case in Zucker v. Westinghouse Electric Corp., 265 F.3d 171 (3d Cir.2001), we repeat only those details that are relevant to the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Trustees v. GreenoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
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- In Re Westinghouse Securities Litigation. Margaret Alessi, Gloria Bertinato, Michael C. Christner, Anna Marie Eroshevich, Toby Feuer, Kanwal K. Gupta, M.D., Matthew Harlib, Stanley Hershfang, Arnold M. Jacob, Louise Jacob, David Jaroslawicz, David Kirschner, Nathan Kleinhandler, Gerry Krim, Peter Lagorio, Nelson Lovins, Donald McLennan Jacob Joseph Miller, Dr. Alexander Miller, Thomas Mitchell, Edward Murabito, Michael E. Nogay, Joseph Raschak, Richard Schwartzchild, Dr. Michael Slavin, Dr. Michael Solomon, Selma Solomon, Spring Creek Cardiomedical Center, Ruth Stepak, Jim Thompson, Patricia J. Vanartsdalen, Albert ZuckerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
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- Albert Zucker Stanley Hershfang Jacob Joseph Miller Toby Feuer Spring Creek Cardio-Medical Associates, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated Gloria Bertinato, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated Joseph H. Levit George M.D. Richards Michael Christner Jim L. Thompson, Trustee for Thompson Chemical Profit Sharing Plan Louise M. Jacob, for Herself, as Trustee for Arnold M. Jacob Ten Year Trust and as Trustee of P.J. Vanartsdalen Ten Trust of P.J. Vanartsdalen Ten Trust Patricia J. Vanartsdalen, as Custodian for Jennifer Vanartsdalen Custodial Account Arnold M. Jacob, and Patricia J. Vanartsdalen, as Trustees for the Jennifer Vanartsdalen Irrevocable Trust, David J. Vanartsdalen Irrevocable Trust, Adam T. Jacob Irrevocable Trust and Noah B. Jacob Irrevocable Trust Michael E. Nogay Margaret Alessi Nathan Kleinhandler Michael Slavin Ronald Goldstein Richard Schwarzschild Thomas Mitchel Joseph Raschak Donald H. McLennan Ruth Stepak Gerry Krim v. Westinghouse Elec. J.C. Marous P.E. Lego Westinghouse Fin. Ser. Westinghouse Credit William A. Powe Theodore Stern Warren H. Hollinshead Robert E. Faust Robert F. Pugliese Shearson Lehman Bros. Goldman Sachs & Co. Lazard Freres & Co. Lehman Bros Intl Lazard Bros. Co. Ltd. Price Waterhouse Daniel Mogell, in His Capacity as a Shareholder, Suing Derivatively, and Individually v. Barbara H. Franklin Richard M. Morrow Hays T. Watkins Donald F. Hornig John B. Carter John C. Marous Robert W. Campbell Rene C. McPherson Frank C. Carlucci Richard R. Pivirotto Paul E. Lego William A. Powe Gary M. Clark William H. Gray, III Paula Stern David T. McLaughlin Leo W. Yochum Michael H. Jordan Robert E. Cawthorn George H. Conrades David K.P. Li Robert D. Walter CBS Corp, F/k/a Westinghouse Elec. William C. Rand, Stockholder Objector, Owner of 100 Shares of CBS CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
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